WaveSecure is a mobile security product that helps you in three ways - it protects your phone, your data and your privacy.
Protecting your phone
When the first version of WaveSecure was built, it attempted to solve two problems:
1. If someone picks up my lost phone, the odds are that he will put in his SIM card at some point. I want to know that guy's phone number.
2. I need a way to prevent access to my phone - a way to 'lock' it so that the phone becomes useless to whoever picks it up. Thereafter, he may be more willing to return the phone.
Thus the Lock and Track features of WaveSecure were born. Of course, we are now on v3 of WaveSecure and have added some jazz around these features.
Locking your phone means that:
1. Your phone looks like the picture on your right
2. No one can access anything in your phone - which means that no one can read your message, make calls (although you can receive them) etc
3. A "lock message" of your choice is displayed on the lock screen for the purposes of giving contact details or offering a reward and just plain swearing at the thief if that's your thing!
Tracking the SIM changes in your phone means that:
1. You will be notified of SIM Changes in two ways - your buddy gets an SMS from the new SIM card inserted in your phone and the new number shows up under the tracking section of the website
2. Using this information, you can either call the person or use this as evidence that your phone is stolen to make a police report. In some countries, the police will trace down your phone for you if you can give them a lead on the person who has stolen your phone and the thief's phone number will suffice.
A lot of users requested for the ability to view the location of their phone. Recently, we added the ability to track down the location of your phone as well! We'll talk more in detail about location and how it works in another post.
Protect your data
When you lose your phone, your data is gone with it as well. WaveSecure helps you keep your data safe by backing up your Contacts, SMS, Calendar (not available on Android), Call Logs, Photos and Videos. You can do this either from your phone or by logging on to www.wavesecure.com.
If you happen to change your phone, you can easily restore your data to your new phone once you setup WaveSecure on your new phone.
Protect your privacy
WaveSecure enables you to wipeout all your data even if your phone is not with you! Login to your account on www.wavesecure.com to wipe out your contacts, calendar (not available on Android), SMS, photos, videos and your external memory card.
This way, if you happen to lose your phone - you need not worry about your private data such as SMS, pictures or other documents getting in the wrong hands.
Coming up next - Part 2 of How you can use WaveSecure to get back your lost phone: The five stages of grief
